Holder for pocket-books and the like.



. J. BABST. HOLDER FOR POCKET BOOKS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION rum) MAY5, 1909.

1,013,580. Patented Jan.2,1912.

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JOSEPH BABS'I, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM SCHIMPER & COMPANY, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HOLDER FOR- PCIGKET-BOOKS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1909.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

Serial No. 494,015.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BABST, a subject of the Empire of Germany, and resident of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Holder for Pocket-Books and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for pocketbooks and the like, with the object in view of providing a device of this character in which the members are hinged and the pintle serves to yieldingly hold them in their closed position.

Another object is to provide means for securing a carrying chain directly to the pintle.

A further object is to provide such a holder in.which the article retaining ears are integral with the holder itself and yet separated from each other.

A still further object is to provide certain improvements in the form, construction and arrangement of the various parts by which the previously mentioned objects are effectively carried out.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my invention, showing a pocketbook held therein and portions of a carrying chain attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a plan View, showing the holder and pocketbook wide open, Fig. 3 is a detail view of the inner side of the hinged members, showing how the pintle and shackles are arranged, Fig. 4 is a detail end view, showing how the pintle is bent in the hinge knuckle, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view taken in the plane of the line AA of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section, showing how one of the shackles is arranged on the pintle.

The members of the holder are indicated by 1, 2. They are provided, along one edge, with hinge knuckles 3, 4, for receiving the pintle 5. These inner edges are bent inwardly toward each other in order to provide room for the pocketbook or other article to be placed in the holder, as clearly shown in the drawings. The pintle is composed of spring metal wire and has its ends bent in opposite directions so as to engage the slots 6, 7, in the end hinge lmuckles of the members 1, 2, respectively. The members are cut away, as at 8, 9, for permitting the shackles 10, 11, to directly engage the pintle 5. A suitable carrying chain 12 may be secured to the shackles. Article retaining cars 13, 14, are arranged on the inner faces of the members for securing the desired article in place within the holder. Heretofore it has been customary to bend these cars in and match and solder them at the corners. In my present device, however, I form the ears so that when they are bent inwardly, they will be considerably separated from each other. As the result of this construction, the ears present a better appearance and do not require to be matched or any solder or other securing means at their juncture.

In assembling the parts, the members are placed together so that the hinge knuckles are in alinement and the shackles are placed in their position to be engaged by the pintle. One end of the pintle is bent and the other end passed through the knuckles and shackles, thus securing the hinged members and the shackles in assembled adjustment. The other end of the pintle is then bent and the bent ends caused, the one to engage the slot in the end hinge knuckle on one of the members, and the other to engage the slot in the end hinge knuckle on the other member. As the members are swung open, the pintle will be twisted by reason of the fact that one of its ends is engaged by one member and the other end by the other member. The pintle being composed of spring metal will have a tendency to return to its normal shape, and this tendency will cause the members to close together when released.

It is obvious that changes may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts of my device without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the form herein shown and described, but

What I claim is 1. An article of the character described comprising two hinge members composed of sheet metal and adapted to receive a separate pintle for holding them together, and a pair of shackles provided with transverse holes for receiving the pintle, the said hinge members being cut away for receiving the perforated ends of the shackles whereby the article may be assembled by passing the pintle through the hinge members and the shackles.

2. An article of the character described comprising two hinge members composed of sheet metal and adapted to receive a separate pintle for holding them together, a pair of shackles provided with transverse holes for receiving the pintle, the said hinge members being cut away for receiving the perforated ends of the shackles whereby the article may be assembled by passing the pintle through the hinge members and the shackles one knuckle on opposite ends of each hinge member being provided with a slot, and the said pintle being composed of springy material and having its ends bent into engagement with the said slots for also yieldingly holding the assembled hinge members in their closed position.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two witnesses, this third day of May 1909.

I JOSEPH BAB ST.

\Vitnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY THIEME.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

